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i9-9900k is probably overkill for purely gaming at the moment and my budget is ca. 1600 usd. I know i5-9600k can run games on par with i7-9700k but from experience with i7-2600k and i5-2500k I feel better with the overclock and longevity potential of the i7. I am still using a i7-2600k to run all the new games with 60fps vsync. I am trying to stick to the bare minimum for (i7-9700k + 2080s) without losing any useful features. The p1 has a decent price of 92.69 usd (probably cheaper in the US) considering the speeds are higher than 2.5 ssds and it has 1TB, plenty of room for games. I am not the kind of person that installs a bunch of games, I just install what I want to play. While Crucial isn't one of the most popular brands I have one of their 2.5 ssd 500gb and it runs better/faster than my pny 2.5 ssd 500gb even though they are advertised to run at equal speeds. My dad had a faulty 1060 6gb from Gigabyte and after 1-2 years (within warranty) he sent it back to them they upgraded it for free with a 1660 ti. Works perfectly for now. As a result from the answers I am guessing that I am not missing out on any modern features in this build, besides hyperthreading and I changed the PSU and ram: PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU Intel Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $397.89 @ B&H CPU Cooler Noctua NH-D15S 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler $79.90 @ Amazon Motherboard MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $141.74 @ Amazon Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $74.98 @ Amazon Storage Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $112.99 @ Newegg Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card $719.99 @ Amazon Power Supply Corsair TXM Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $114.98 @ Newegg Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total $1642.47 Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-11 19:56 EST-0500 @lee32uk The only difference - from what I can see - between the two motherboards are: Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Elite: 1. S/PDIF (Internal) 2. Maximum Memory Speed 4133 MHz 3. M.2 Ports: 2 (cheaper)MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS 1. no S/PDIF ( I like high quality sound and this is a good example of what I said earlier about missing unknown features) 2. Maximum Memory Speed 4400 MHz 3. M.2 Ports: 3

Questions: 1. Is ram speed with 3600mhz useable with this setup or can I settle with 3000mhz? 2. Is the motherboard missing some good features? Like XMP? 3. Is the PSU with 1000W too much? Or can I settle with 650W? 4. Are there any features missing in the components? For example newer versions of usb ports or stuff like XMP? 5. Is there a better i7 or i9 for a better price? Are there any components in the list that I can replace for a better one with same price? Or redundant leading to waste of money? 6. Are there any questions I should be asking myself? Before you ask: I don't want to use SLI. I don't want AMD. (Not my choice) I don't want water cooling. I don't care much about aesthetics, but case clearance for easy access is like cake. I am afraid of buying all of this then learning that I can't even use ram speed of 3600mhz which is why I downgraded to 3000mhz and now I am worried that I will learn that I can OC (somehow) and use ram with 3600mhz. After doing a lot of research I learned that it is very difficult to get ALL THE INFO about things because retailers leave out the downsides and only tell you about the good sides of a component. For example some 2080 cards don't support HDR but the site that I use won't say it. But when a 2080 does support it then it will say that. Leaving me to think that maybe all the components that I've looked at are missing something and I don't even know it. PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU Intel Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $397.89 @ B&H CPU Cooler Noctua NH-D15S 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler $79.90 @ Amazon Motherboard MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $141.74 @ Amazon Memory Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $71.50 @ Amazon Storage Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card $719.99 @ Amazon Power Supply Enermax 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $212.99 @ Amazon Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total $1624.01 Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-11 06:18 EST-0500